General Schedule Overview

We have designed the structure of clinical experiences during Internal Medicine residency training at UA College of Medicine – Phoenix to optimize learning, minimize fatigue, and reduce conflict between inpatient and ambulatory experiences.  Residents are given progressive responsibility and autonomy through the sequencing of the rotations and through the demonstration of their competence.

During all three categorical years, non-call rotations (Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Consultative Medicine, ambulatory medicine, and electives) alternate with call months (night float, inpatient wards, and ICU).

In their PGY-3 year, residents have a 3-month stretch of electives (non-call rotations). 

The schedule of each of the inpatient/call rotations during Internal Medicine residency training at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix has been designed to minimize fatigue, optimize learning, and ensure appropriate supervision with progressive autonomy.

Inpatient schedule details (wards, ICU, and night float) can be found in the below detailed table (most up to date), as well as in the below video (note, some descriptions in the video may be out of date, as we have modified the ICU rotations since 2021):

Continuity clinic is generally only done during non-call months for all levels of categorical IM residents.  During these non-call months, residents attend continuity clinic two half days per week (usually on the same day, meaning one full day of clinic per week).  Practice partners are responsible for each others' patients while the other is on a rotation without clinic. 

Hear more about your experience in continuity clinic & with ambulatory education in the video description below: